Mark 3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

3 Now^(A) He entered the synagogue^(B) again, and a man was there who had a paralyzed^(C) hand. ²In order to accuse^(D) Him, they were watching Him closely^(E) to see whether He would heal^(F) him on the Sabbath.^(G) ³He told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand before us.”^[a] ⁴Then He said to them, “Is it lawful^(H) on the Sabbath to do what is good^(I) or to do what is evil,^(J) to save life^(K) or to kill?”^(L) But they were silent.^(M) ⁵After looking around at them with anger^(N) and sorrow at the hardness^(O) of their hearts, He told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.^(P) ⁶Immediately the Pharisees^(Q) went out and started plotting^(R) with the Herodians^(S) against Him, how they might destroy^(T) Him.

Ministering to the Multitude

⁷Jesus^(U) departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,^(V) Judea,^(W) ⁸Jerusalem,^(X) Idumea, beyond the Jordan,^(Y) and around Tyre^(Z) and Sidon.^(AA) The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. ⁹Then He told His disciples to have a small boat^(AB) ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him. ¹⁰Since He had healed^(AC) many, all who had diseases were pressing toward Him to touch^(AD) Him. ¹¹Whenever the unclean^(AE) spirits^(AF) saw Him, those possessed fell down^(AG) before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”^(AH) ¹²And He would strongly warn^(AI) them not to make Him known.^(AJ)

The 12 Apostles

¹³Then^(AK) He went up the mountain^(AL) and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him. ¹⁴He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles^[b]^(AM)—to be with Him, to send them out to preach,^(AN) ¹⁵and to have authority to^[c] drive out demons.

¹⁶He appointed the Twelve:^[d]^(AO)

To Simon,^(AP) He gave the name Peter;^(AQ)
¹⁷and to James^(AR) the son of Zebedee,^(AS)
and to his brother John,^(AT)
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”^(AU));
¹⁸Andrew;^(AV)
Philip^(AW) and Bartholomew;
Matthew^(AX) and Thomas;^(AY)
James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus;
Simon the Zealot,^[e]
¹⁹and Judas Iscariot,^[f]^(AZ)
who also betrayed Him.

A House Divided

²⁰Then He went home, and the crowd gathered again so that they were not even able to eat.^[g] ²¹When His family^(BA) heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”^(BB)

²²The scribes^(BC) who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul^(BD) in Him!” and, “He drives out^(BE) demons^(BF) by the ruler^(BG) of the demons!”^(BH)

²³So He summoned^(BI) them and spoke to them in parables:^(BJ) “How can Satan^(BK) drive out Satan?^(BL) ²⁴If a kingdom^(BM) is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. ²⁵If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. ²⁶And if Satan rebels against himself and is divided, he cannot stand but is finished!^[h]

²⁷“On the other hand, no one can enter a strong man’s house and rob his possessions unless he first ties up^(BN) the strong man. Then he will rob his house. ²⁸I assure you: People will be forgiven for all sins^[i] and whatever blasphemies^(BO) they may blaspheme. ²⁹But whoever blasphemes^(BP) against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness,^(BQ) but is guilty^(BR) of an eternal sin”^[j]^(BS)— ³⁰because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”^(BT)

True Relationships

³¹Then^(BU) His mother^(BV) and His brothers^(BW) came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him. ³²A crowd was sitting around Him and told Him, “Look, Your mother, Your brothers,^(BX) and Your sisters^[k] are outside asking for You.”

³³He replied to them, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” ³⁴And looking about at those who were sitting in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!^(BY) ³⁵Whoever does the will of God^(BZ) is My brother and sister and mother.”